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John Bangs Joins the Slater Baker List

John Bangs started his career as a teacher. He joined the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in 1990 as the officer responsible for special needs and for the English National Curriculum and its assessment. In 1993 he was appointed Assistant Secretary (Education/Equal Opportunities). His department covered all areas of education and equal opportunities policy.
He was responsible for the NUT’s wide-ranging research programme. Research projects have included ground-breaking work on school self evaluation, pupil behaviour, curriculum and assessment and the professional lives of teachers. He is responsible for drafting the NUT’s education policy documents including “Bringing down the Barriers” and “A Good Local School for Every Community”. He initiated and oversaw the NUT’s teacher Professional Development Programme and was responsible for the NUT’s policies on professional development. He was also responsible for the NUT’s work with OECD.
Since leaving the NUT he has focused primarily on teacher policy and the interface between the teaching profession and government. His role in Education International, focusing on OECD education policy making and research, linked with his work at the Faculty of Education at Cambridge University enables him to be at the leading edge of international teacher policy development and the latest developments on education system comparators.
John believes that “Reinventing Schools, Reforming Teaching” the book he has co-authored contains profound lessons for government initiated reform.